Arsenal red-faced after former Gunners Van Persie and Song are cover stars of fans' mag

Bungling Arsenal bosses scored an own
goal after trying to win over young fans with former favourites Robin
van Persie and Alex Song.

The Premier League club sent out an annual fans' membership pack to Junior Gunners, aged four to 11, featuring Van Persie,
who controversially left in a £24million move to join rivals Manchester
United, and Song, who quit in the summer to sign for Barcelona.

Cover star: Robin van Persie

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Supporter Elliott Gerner was stunned to see the former players on the cover of the fan's pack along with current stars Jack Wilshere and Gervinho after paying the £20-a-year membership for his eight-year-old son Noah.

He told the Daily Star: 'It is an absolute disgrace. They are the two most prominent players and neither of them play for us any more. This is a season where they have put up the price of season tickets and sold our best players, but they can't afford to reprint this.

Former favourite: Alex Song (left) quit Arsenal for Barcelona in the summer

'My son was supposed to be excited about his and instead he's asking why Van Persie is on the front.'

An Arsenal spokesman said the packs arrived in early September just after the two players had left the club. They had sent out more than 20,000 packs and received only a 'handful' of complaints.